Lisa Lopez
Compassionate, practical therapy for lasting change
LCSW Arizona
- Experience
- 4 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Lisa
Lisa Lopez is an LCSW practicing in Arizona who integrates cognitive behavioral strategies with experiential and mindfulness-informed work to help people navigate trauma, addiction, mood concerns, and everyday stress.
Background and approach
She brings four years of licensed clinical experience combined with a decade in social work, drawing on that background to address patterns that maintain anxiety, depressive symptoms, problematic substance use, and lingering effects of childhood trauma. Her approach treats clients as the expert on their own lives while offering practical tools and reflective inquiry to promote change.
She uses evidence-informed methods such as CBT to target unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and incorporates acceptance and mindfulness practices to build resilience and present-moment coping. Lisa aims to help clients uncover personal strengths, improve self-esteem, and move toward clearer life purpose amid transitions like separation or midlife challenges.
Sessions focus on collaborative goal-setting, skill development, and processing of difficult experiences at a pace that respects each individual’s readiness. Lisa works with a range of concerns including panic, post-traumatic stress, addiction, grief around relationships, and struggles with guilt or isolation, offering steady support as clients explore new ways of responding to old patterns.
Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, panic, and low mood; it is practical and often includes skill-building such as thought records and behavioral activation. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages willingness to experience difficult feelings while clarifying personal values and committing to meaningful action, which can help with issues like avoidance, shame, and life purpose. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, nonjudgmental listening, and support to help clients feel understood and to foster self-directed growth.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to explore which methods fit their goals, preferences, and current challenges, adjusting strategies as progress unfolds rather than assuming a single path from the start.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options let clients fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during transitions, and revisit therapeutic material in formats that suit their pace and comfort level.
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Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Licensed
Arizona
Languages
English